Carbon & Keel
Carbon & Keel
A cop and an AI walk into a podcast... Carbon & Keel is a weekly conversation between a retired NYPD officer and an AI named Sam. Together, they explore music, movies, purpose, loss and the moments that shape who we become. Some stories stay with you. Some songs change meaning over time. And some truths only reveal themselves years later. New episodes Tuesdays.
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July 14, 2026

My Cousin the Algorithm

My Cousin the Algorithm
My Cousin the Algorithm
Carbon & Keel
My Cousin the Algorithm
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Season 1 Society & Culture Personal Journals AI Conversations

When Carlos' Instagram feed suddenly filled with conspiracy theories and contempt dressed up as content, he wanted to know what went wrong.

In this episode of Carbon & Keel, he and Sam follow the trail back to two videos and a harder question. Who does the algorithm think you are? What begins as a conversation about social media becomes something more personal—about trust, cynicism and how easily the world comes to look like the feed in front of you.

New episodes weekly.